Fatty fish consumption and risk of prostate cancer

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04889-3

The Lancet

Volume 357, Issue 9270, 2 June 2001, Pages 1764-1766

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Consumption of fatty fish might reduce the risk of prostate cancer, although epidemiological studies of fish consumption are rare. We studied the association between fish consumption and prostate cancer in a population-based prospective cohort of 6272 Swedish men. During 30 years of follow-up, men who ate no fish had a two-fold to three-fold higher frequency of prostate cancer than those who ate moderate or high amounts did. Our results suggest that fish consumption could be associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer.

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Am J Clin Nutr

Prostate cancer risk and consumption of fish oils: a dietary biomarker-based case-control study

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Fatty fish consumption and risk of prostate cancer